The 2013 BMW Malaysian Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the fourth edition of the Malaysian Open and was an International tournament on the 2013 WTA Tour. The tournament took place from February 25 to March 3 at the new venue Royal Selangor Golf Club. This was the last time that Malaysia hosted the event, as in 2014 it will move to Hong Kong, China.
See main article: 2013 Malaysian Open – Singles.
Karolína Plíšková defeated 
Bethanie Mattek-Sands, 1–6, 7–5, 6–3[1] [2]See main article: 2013 Malaysian Open – Doubles.
Shuko Aoyama / Chang Kai-chen defeated 
Janette Husárová / 
Zhang Shuai, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4), [14–12]| Country | Player | Ranking1 | Seeds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caroline Wozniacki | 10 | 1 | ||
| Hsieh Su-wei | 25 | 2 | ||
 Russian Federation | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 29 | 3 | |
| Japan | Ayumi Morita | 55 | 4 | |
| Japan | Misaki Doi | 82 | 5 | |
| Donna Vekić | 90 | 6 | ||
| Eleni Daniilidou | 94 | 7 | ||
| Czech Republic | Kristýna Plíšková | 99 | 8 |
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | Janette Husárová | China | Zhang Shuai | 82 | 1 | |
| Japan | Shuko Aoyama | Chang Kai-chen | 139 | 2 | ||
 Ukraine | Irina Buryachok | Chan Hao-ching | 146 | 3 | ||
| Japan | Rika Fujiwara | China | Zheng Saisai | 171 | 4 |
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Yang Zi
